Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock move for £6million-rated Argentinian striker Mauro Boselli as he plans for a new-look attack.

Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock move for £6million-rated Argentinian striker Mauro Boselli as he plans for a new-look attack.

Allardyce is sending a two-man delegation to watch the Estudiantes ace, who is his club’s top scorer in domestic football and South American competitions.

Prolific Boselli, 24, is keen to move this summer and Rovers are read to splash out one of their biggest fees in years to land him if they can see off rival competition for him.

Boselli helped Estudiantes to the World Club Cup final - where he also scored - but they will now cash in on him and Rovers chief Allardyce thinks he could be the answer to his goalscoring problems.

Allardyce is also trying to tie up a deal for Aruna Dindane but his money men are still haggling over the £2million fee with French club Lens and raising queries about an old knee injury.

However Allardyce wants two new forwards as he has lost Benni McCarthy and will not be keeping Chelsea loanee Franco Di Santo. In an ideal world he would land Dindane plus a star capture.

Boselli was linked with Birmingham City in the last window, but Alex McLeish has not followed up his interest. Agents working with Rovers will be on the trip to Buenos Aires and hope to seal the deal.

Rovers have switched to Boselli after being quoted a £6million fee for Poland international hit man Robert Lewandowski by his club Lech Poznan. The Argentinian is rated more highly and also has more experience.